The BBC has revealed that it received over 1,500 complaints about Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out Show.
Solomon along with a specialist team help families to transform their homes by decluttering space around the house.
However one episode led to a high level of criticism after a mother-of-five made the decision to relocate the family’s rabbits from their previous home in the conservatory to a hutch outside in the garden.
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Viewers as well as animal charities sent in a high volume of complaints citing ‘animal cruelty', Birmingham Live reports.
The Rabbit Welfare Trust's website says: "As part of our A Hutch is Not Enough campaign, we give information to owners to allow them to give their rabbits what they need to lead healthy and contented lives. It is heartening to know that ensuring the welfare of animals is protected by law, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006."
The site says: "Keeping rabbits in a hutch would never enable an owner to meet these welfare needs. Rabbits should be housed in a safe and enclosed area of 3m x 2m x 1m high. The hutch, or sleeping area, forms a part of this total space, which should also include items of enrichment such as a digging tray, tunnels etc. The hutch should never be the sole accommodation for rabbits, they need constant (and that means 24/7) access to the wider overall space to allow them to exercise at will.
"Giving your rabbits access to all or part of a secure garden for 'free running' sessions is great but this is in addition to our minimum size recommendations, not instead of."
Following an official review, it has been reported by the BBC that the complaints are "not being upheld". The show was therefore found not guilty of cruelty to animals.
Meanwhile, earlier this month it was revealed that the programme has been commissioned for a third series.
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